Judges Blake Shelton, Christina Aguilera, Ceelo Green, Adam Levine, and the contestants of season three of The Voice pay tribute to the Connecticut shooting with a moving, serene performance of “Hallelujah.” Let us commemorate those who lost their lives to this tragedy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO64urOFNaY Details of the victims are shared in the article “Connecticut Shooting Victims’…
Quite a lot has passed in the last year: from the Kony controversy to the release of the Hunger Games movie, the London Summer Olympics, Psy and Carly Rae Jepsen’s off-the-charts music videos; Felix Baumgartner’s supersonic free fall, the American election… YouTube collaborated with artists to celebrate the most viewed videos of 2012, a nice rewind of the…
3 Things for Calgary was a campaign launched by mayor Nenshi approximately a year ago to make Calgary a better place. I think when a lot of times these events or programs take place, the public would take notice for one or two days and then forget about it. We are – to different extents…
Oftentimes it’s hard to comprehend the scope of things; with reference to our era of technology, this means the number of SMS texts sent a day for communication purposes, the number of airplanes that come into or fly out of the country – most of all, the strength of the human spirit and humanity. Aaron…
Just a little more than a month ago, I had the most amazing opportunity of collaborating with the staff at Youth Central through my school club, Creativity In Action, in creating a mural for Calgary. Here is the excerpt from our club illustrating our inspiration behind the mural. The Creativity In Action team has partnered with Youth…
Living on the western part of Canada, it is difficult for us to understand the destruction hurricane Sandy brought about in her path. So exactly how destructive was she? Photographer Stephen Wilkes takes us on an eye-opening journey… photos courtesy of TIME and Stephen Wilkes
Calling all high school students…! Ok, well, that isn’t exactly what I deem a good opening statement. But you get the point. I have noticed a lot of high school advice are coming from current or former IB students that is dedicated to an exploration of the IB world – but what about high school…
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“Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.” – Abraham Lincoln
After more than a month of hiatus – not to mention the tormented imprisonment in school – I’ve decided to finally embark upon the journey of writing freely again! This summer I’ve spent quite a lot of time volunteering around the city (blog posts to follow…), and with 2012 being the tenth anniversary of GlobalFest…
“They’re not that different from you, are they? Same haircuts. Full of hormones, just like you. Invincible, just like you feel. The world is their oyster. They believe they’re destined for great things, just like many of you, their eyes are full of hope, just like you. Did they wait until it was too late…
“Elegance is a glowing inner peace. Grace is an ability to give as well as to receive and be thankful. Mystery is a hidden laugh always ready to surface! Glamour only radiates if there is a sublime courage and bravery within: glamour is like the moon; it only shines because the sun is there.” –…
“The greatest personal limitation is to be found not in the things you want to do and can’t, but in the things you’ve never considered doing.” – Richard Bandler
“Millions long for immortality who don’t know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon.” – Susan Ertz